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Episode 29. Taiki and Kiriha vs the Bagura Army in an All-Out Showdown!

Minna, finally, I have reached the crossroads for this shows, and I'm just one episode behind the current rate.

The episode started with the Taiki delivering the introduction to the current zone that our heroes visited, instead of delivering the usual review-monologue about the current state of affairs in the Digital World.

As well, this was the only zone visited that without our heroes interacting with the local Digimon population.

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To be honest, I was put off with Grademon's quick conversion. I felt the quick conclusion became too sweet in the narrative.

Then, first Kiriha came to have Taiki help him, and right afterwards Tactimon entered the fray to add balance, since I felt that Taiki's kindness was getting out of bounds.

The match was good, that I don't doubt, but I felt it lacked the super quality of other epic matches like the ones against Lilithmon's in the Lake Zone; Matadormon in the Sweets Zone; and many countless others.

I can only hope that with the show entering its new story-arc phase starting from the next episode, then we will be delivered an impressive mega-match between Team Xros Heart vs Tactimon.

Now, the really good things that upped this story-arc end episode for me were that Bugramon wasted no time at snatching all the collected Code Crowns by Team Xros Heart and adding them to his already possessed ones; the revelation that DarkKnightmon is related to Baguramon; and that Taiki along with Zenjirou, Akari, and Shoutmon were whisked away back to the human world.

The things to speculate and theorize about are: why did DarkKnightmon chose such long-winded and roundabout method to meet his agenda?; how come he kept it secret that he was an agent for the Bagura Army all the time?; did he planted a spy within his fellow brother's rank to sow discord amongst the three head officers?; or all those tactics were employed beforehand to distract Baguramon from other pressing matters, as to fact that DarkKnightmon got the Darkness Loader?

Who can't tell us, otherwise, that it was Baguramon's secret ploy right from the start to accomplish a secret agenda with the Darkness Loader?

Because that speculative route makes me think that Baguramon, after all, thinks poorly or nothing about his own subordinates and placed more faith in DarkKnightmon's competence.

This is an ultra-best episode which resurrected nostalgia coming from the days of the first Digimon Adventure and even I would say as well, Digimon Tamers.

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I think that it was around episode 21 of Digimon Adventure when Taichi and Agumon were sent back to the real world and returned by the end of episode 22.

When all the Chosen Children returned around episode 30 to the real world, the great quest and battle took place throughout all the Tokyo vicinity and last until episode 38. Again returning to the Digital World to battle the Dark Masters.

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Around Digimon Tamers episode 24 the Tamers along with their non-Digimon Tamers, as of yet, friends planned to embark the Digital World to rescue Calumon. They spent their last days on Earth with their families before heading to the Digital World.

I liked this thirtieth episode because returning home on Earth- Akari, Zenjirou, and Taiki spent their time telling their families about their adventures on the evening of their return, and on next morning, spending a fun day all three of them all the morning between themselves.

The best and most beautiful scene to me was Akari crying on Taiki the moment of their departure, bidding him farewell and to take care.

That interaction between the two of them made me smile with bliss, although still Taichi bidding farewell to Kari as he was leaving her behind for the Digital World from Digimon Adventure continues to be the most empathetic and beautifully executed farewell departure as of this day.

Now, that digi-evolution has finally been added, courtesy to the efforts of Zenjirou and Akari, Shoutmon's door has been opened for a new territory of countless possibilities regarding evolution x digi-crossing.

I'm not sure if Shoutmon evolve either to Champion-level or to the Ultimate (Mega) level, however, Tactimon was in disbelief that it took Shoutmon a mere instant to digi-evolve when for him took ages to reach his current form.

With that comment, I take that Tactimon meant that it took him time and painstaking effort to evolve into its full form at the Ultimate level, but Shoutmon's evolution took him a breeze.

Things are now getting terribly complicated with Taiki and Shoutmon's return to the Digital World, as like in Digimon Adventure, Xros Wars' Digital World has been reformatted under Baguramon's wishes.

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To top the nightmare, we found out that Nene's long-lost, little brother, Yuu, is pleased to fight Taiki in the future and not minding at all being an ally to the Bagura Empire.

Well I think we can just call this digivolving into 'stronger.' Without any levels that's about all we can do. Was funny to listen to Tactimon complaining about the ease that Shoutmon had in evolving .

Agree that this definitely brought back some feelings from the first series. Leave for a short break and by the time you've gotten back a long time has passed .

A change in title and a break in airing doesn't mean the show is considered seperate, and it certainly doesn't mean that the episode numbers will start from the beginning.

As I understand it, this series has both a different title, and a completely new opening theme (not just new animation to the same song).

Essentially what you have is a situation that hasn't happened before in Digimon. All previous seasons I believe have had the same opening theme song for the entire series and only switched when a new season started (though within the season there were usually 2 distinct opening animation sequences) and they certainly have never changed the series title mid-season.

I suppose by counterpoint, it's not like they're putting a time break between these two series. It looks like the next episode will take place right after the last episode, not like the 3 year interlude you have in the story between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. At the same time Xros Wars is only at 30 episodes, far short of the traditional year of broadcasting Digimon series normally run.

It's just safer for places to list it as a separate series because historically what they're doing does mark a brand new series in the franchise. Obviously we'll find out in time what's going on, maybe this is just the new direction they want to take the tv show in where they divide up the distinct arc blocks with different names rather than maintain the same name through the entire series.

All previous seasons I believe have had the same opening theme song for the entire series and only switched when a new season started (though within the season there were usually 2 distinct opening animation sequences) and they certainly have never changed the series title mid-season.

Savers changed its opening mid-season. But yeah, this is the first time they've ever actually changed the name of the series while it's still ongoing.

I guess we'll see what happens when it ends, if this is intended to be an actual "series" unto itself, it will run it's own 26ish episode run, if not it'll probably stop after the 1 year mark from the start of the season, which would give it a 20 or less episode run probably.

I guess we'll see what happens when it ends, if this is intended to be an actual "series" unto itself, it will run it's own 26ish episode run, if not it'll probably stop after the 1 year mark from the start of the season, which would give it a 20 or less episode run probably.